The easy solution is to secure the furniture to the wall with wall anchor straps. Almost all furniture comes with a kit. That way if an itty-bitty decides to be an explorer for the day and attempts to scale their dresser without your knowledge, you can worry about one. less. thing.

Go HERE to read the entire post which has links for free retrofit kits.

Then share this post with someone you know with children.

Let’s keep our babies safe.

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I remember a few years ago helping my daughter anchor my soon to be born grandson’s tall toy shelf to the wall. Like you said, it came with a kit. This caused me to think back to my own daughters’ toy shelves which were also tall but plastic with open shelves and back. Though they would not have been as dangerous as this large wooden one it would still have been a good idea to anchor them. Thirty years ago this was not on the radar for most families. Thank goodness it is now! Thanks for reminding us all.

I had no knowledge of anchoring until a few years back when we bought a new dresser and Husband explained the kit. ut, I thought it was ludicrous because we didn’t have small children. I didn’t want my furniture attached to the wall…come on! Now that I see what a hazard it can be, I’m thankful for the straps.

My little guy is 8 months now and starting to pull up on anything and everything….I told my husband just a couple of days ago that we need to get everything anchored to the wall ASAP! I am terrified of something falling on him, and even though I’m with him 24 hours a day I know I can’t have my eyes on him non-stop. Thank you so much for sharing this with those who may not be aware!